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[[Category:Computer Terminology]][[proprietary software]] is [[software]] whose copyright owner does not permit others to distribute further copies. Proprietary software almost never includes [[source code]], as this would allow anyone to remove identifying text or images from the software, or even reverse-engineer and rewrite it from the ground up, recompile the code, and distribute the resulting software as their own. (In the case of reverse-engineering, such redistribution could arguably be legal, as ideas are not supposed to be copyrightable or patentable, although in practice copyrights and patents are often granted for such; see [[Issuepedia:Intellectual Property]].) This generally means that only the copyright owner can provide complete support for the software, as nobody else has access to knowledge of the software's inner workings.
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It is essentially the opposite of [[free, open-source software]].
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* '''2006-08-28''' [http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/08/14/202229.shtml Why proprietary software is dangerous for business-critical applications] by Robin 'Roblimo' Miller
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''The HTYP Development team''

Revision as of 16:07, 21 August 2008

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The HTYP Development team

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